President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Oyo State Governor Engr. Oluseyi Makinde, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, and the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Senator Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja, are among top dignitaries expected to attend the 60th remembrance anniversary of the late Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola.
Chief Akintola was the former Premier of the defunct Western Nigeria and the 13th Aare-Onakakanfo of Yorubaland.
The remembrance ceremony, organised to honour the life, ideals and enduring legacy of the late statesman, is scheduled to hold on Thursday, January 29, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at the International Conference Centre (ICC), University of Ibadan, Ibadan.
Other eminent personalities expected at the event include Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Soun of Ogbomosoland, Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye Orumogege III, as well as senators, members of the House of Representatives, Oyo State House of Assembly members, traditional rulers and political leaders from across the country.
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Senator Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja, will serve as the Chairman of the Day, while Chief (Amb.) Abayomi Akintola, Dr. Abimbola Akintola, and Justice Ladiran Akintola will act as Chief Hosts.
Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola (1910–1966) was a renowned lawyer, journalist, nationalist and orator, and one of the founding fathers of modern Nigeria. He served as the second and last Premier of the Western Region before his assassination during Nigeria’s first military coup on January 15, 1966.
According to a statement jointly signed by the Coordinator of the Samuel Ladoke Akintola Memorial Foundation, Ogbomosho, Mr. Yemi Adedokun, and the Public Relations Officer, Mr. Remi Oladoye, the anniversary lecture will be delivered by Professor Akinjide Osuntokun, former Nigerian Ambassador to Germany.
The Foundation noted that the event will provide an opportunity to reflect on Chief Akintola’s political philosophy, leadership style and contributions to regional and national development, as well as re-examine his role in shaping the political history of the old Western Region and Nigeria at large.
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